Four killed, 10 injured in road mishap

Kurnool, Jan 13 (INN): Four persons were killed on the spot and 10 others sustained injuries when a tractor fell into a gorge near Burugula village in Pyapili mandal in Kurnool district on Friday.

According to police, the victims have been identified as Varalakshmi (30), Rajeswari (25), Kambagiri Swamy (25) and Obalesh (18). All the victims belonged to Burugupalli village and they were working as farm labourers in agriculture field at Burugula village.

The injured have been shifted to the Government General Hospital in Dhone. The condition of a few victims is stated to be critical. The police said that the tractor driver, which the farm labourers boarded, lost control near a curve at Burugula village and fell into gorge.